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CLAYTON G. SMITH

Clayton G. Smith, 87, a Lyndonville resident, died Thursday (Feb. 15, 2001) in Medina Memorial Hospital after a long illness.

Born in Garland, he graduated from Lyndonville High School.

Smith was employed at the former Lyndonville Canning Company owned by his late father, William, and uncle, Wilson McCagg. He served as a consultant when the company was later acquired by the Pillsbury Company.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Lyndonville, a former member of Lyndonville Masons and Lions Club and he served on the Lyndonville School Board for several years.

Smith also was a member of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors and enjoyed restoring antique clocks and watches in his spare time.

He is survived by his wife of 67 years, the former Doris Hungerford; a son, Charles W. Smith of Lyndonville; a daughter, Barbara A. Freytag of California; two sisters, Charlotte Pratt of Medina and Marion Smith of Lyndonville; and five grandchildren.

Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. today in Bates-Tuttle Funeral Home, 112 N. Main St. Burial will be in Lynhaven Cemetery.